Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
रसानां सर्वगंधानां स्नेहानां प्राणिनां तथा । भूमिर्योनिरियं ज्ञेया यस्याः सर्वं प्रसूयते ॥ ५७ ॥
rasānāṃ sarvagaṃdhānāṃ snehānāṃ prāṇināṃ tathā | bhūmiryoniriyaṃ jñeyā yasyāḥ sarvaṃ prasūyate || 57 ||
எல்லா சுவைகளுக்கும், எல்லா மணங்களுக்கும், எல்லா நெய்மையுள்ள சாரங்களுக்கும், உயிர்களுக்கும் இந்தப் பூமியே யோனி—மூலத் தாய்—என்று அறிய வேண்டும்; ஏனெனில் அவளிடமிருந்தே அனைத்தும் பிறக்கின்றன।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Bhūmi (Earth) as a sacred generative matrix (yoni), reminding the seeker that embodied life and sensory objects arise from Prakṛti and are therefore contingent—supporting detachment and discrimination in Mokṣa-dharma.
By showing that all sensory enjoyments (taste, fragrance, unctuous pleasures) are Earth-born and transient, it indirectly redirects attention from sense-gratification toward devotion to the transcendent Lord beyond the elements—an inner move central to Vishnu-bhakti teachings in the Narada Purana.
A practical takeaway aligns with Vedic cosmological classification used in ritual thought: understanding elemental sources (especially Earth as the support of rasa and gandha) helps interpret dravya-guṇa (substance-qualities) relevant to yajña materials, offerings, and purity considerations.